Whirlpool EL15SC manual Storage Tlme

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer com-

partment to quick-freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more unfrozen food into the freezer

compartment than will freezer with 24 hours. (No more than 2 or 3 pounds of food per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave enough space for air to

circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly.

FOODSTORAGECHART

Storage times’ will vary according to the qual- ity of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof), and the Star- agetemperature which should be 0°F( -17.&C).

Food					Stomge Tlme
FRufTs				........	12 months
Fruit Juice		conoentmte
CommerotaflY			frozen	felt	12 months
Clhustfultandjulces..				.....	4to6months
Olhen	....................				8to12months
VEGETAMS						8 months
Commefolally			frozen	...........
Homefrozen			..............		8to12months
MEAT					4 weeks		or less
Bacon	....................
Corned	beef		..............		4 weeks		or less
k;~~neeat			shortens	freezer life)
			. .........	........	...	1 month
Oround beef, lamb, veal .... 2 to 3 months
Roasts:					6tol2months
Beef	....................
lamb	and veal				6 to 9 months
Pork	......................				4 to 8 months
Sausage,fresh			.............		1 to2months
Steaks	and chops:
Beef	....................				Sto12months
lamb,	veal,		pork		3 to 4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder,			haddock
sole	..........................					6 months
Btue flsh,		salmon			2 to	3 months
Mackerel,		peroh			2 to 3 months
Breaded		Ish	(purchased)			3 months
Ohms,	oysfen,		cooked		3to4months
tlsh,cmb,scallops				.......
Alaskan	king		cmb		10 months
Shrimp,	uncooked				12 months
POULTRY				.......	12 months
Whofe	ohkken		or turkey
............................................					....	6 months
z&s					2 to 3 months
cooked	P-W		w&mvy			6 months
Slloes(nogmvy]			................			1 month
MAIH DISHES
‘Btem;	meut,		pouffry	......	2to3months
andftshcasseiole..
TV dfnnen		..................			3 to 6 months

Food				Storage Tlme
DAIRY PRODUCTS				6 to 9 months
Butter	......................
Margarine		.....................			12 months
Cheese:
Camembert,			Mozzarella,
farmer%			.. .,		3 months
Creamed		cottage		DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar,		Edam, Gouda,
Swiss,		brick, etc		6to8weeks
Freezlng can change texture of
cheese.				.....	2 months
Ice cream,		Ice milk, sherbet
EGGS					12 months
Whole	(mlxed)		.................
Whites	.........................				12months
Yolks					12 months
[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mlxed eggs)
BAKED GOODS					3 months
Yeast	breads		and rolls
Baked	Brown		‘N Serve rolls		3 months
Unbaked breads					1 month
Quick	breads		..............	2 to 3 months
Cakes,unfrosted				2to4months
Cakes,frosted			............	8 to	12 months
Frulf cakes		....................			12 months
Cookle	dough		..................		3 months
Baked	cookies		............	8 to	12 months
Baked	ples			1 to 2 months
Pledoughonly			.............	4to6months

‘Based on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extension Service suggested storage times.

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If electricity goes off

Call the power company. Ask how long power will be off.

1.If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed. This will help frozen foods to stay frozen.

2.If service is to be interrupted longer than 24 hours:

(a]Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker. Or...

(b)Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keep frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to protect your hands from dry ice burns.

(c]If neither food locker storage nor dry ice is available, use or can perishable food at once.

3.A full freezerwill stay cold longerthan a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If food contains ice crystals, it may be safely refrozen, although the quality and flavor may be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the condition of the food is poor or you have any suspicions, it is wise to dispose of it.

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